Lee Dresie's practice focuses on litigation, arbitration and negotiation of all types of disputes, with a particular expertise in real estate and business related matters.  In the past few years, he has handled real estate and business litigation for such clients as Costco, Elton John, Simon Cowell, Max Weinberg, Paisano Publications and the Whiskey A-Go-Go.

Lee has been Martindale-Hubbell AV rated (the highest rating possible) for 15 consecutive years, named by Los Angeles Magazine as a Super Lawyer for four consecutive years, and has served as head of the Firm's Litigation Group, as Firm General Counsel, and on its five-member Management Committee.

• After a two-phase trial (an eight-day trial on liability and damages, and a one-day trial on punitive damages), obtained a $2 million verdict based on intentional interference with contract against Regency Outdoor Advertising on behalf of clients Whisky-A-Go-Go and Ace Outdoor Advertising
• On behalf of the publisher of Easyriders Magazine, obtained a federal court injunction requiring the owner to re-instate the name "Easyriders Saloon" on the largest establishment in town for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
• Successfully prosecuted a federal court action against a developer master landlord and 19 attorney tenants for breach of leases, subleases and guarantees
• Successfully defended a six-day trial in which a tenant sued a client landlord for over $2 million based on the tenant's claim that the landlord had acted unreasonably in strictly enforcing lease provisions
• Obtained summary judgment for a landlord against a national billboard company on a 15-year sign lease, even though the company was precluded by law from actually constructing the sign
• Successfully defended the seller of an industrial property who had accidently misrepresented the size of the property by showing that the buyer had not proven damages; for more information, read Lee's article entitled, "A Win, And A Lesson: The Credibility of Expert Witnesses"

• After a lengthy arbitration, defeated a $15 million breach of fiduciary duty claim against a television station co-owner by his partner
• After a two-phase trial (an eight-day trial on liability and damages, and a one-day trial on punitive damages), obtained a $2 million verdict against Regency Outdoor Advertising on behalf of clients Whisky-A-Go-Go and Ace Outdoor Advertising
• After a two-week jury trial, obtained a $1.1 million dollar judgment against two yacht manufactures based on the Song Beverly Act and a breach of implied warranties; for more information, read "Greenberg Glusker Trial Team Secures $1.1 Million Judgment in Faulty Boat Case"
• Obtained dismissal of arbitration claim seeking reimbursement of ten years of allegedly overpaid CAM and CPI charges
• Successfully prosecuted federal court action by a multi-million dollar investor against officers and directors of a failed dot com company
• Substituted into a case after trial and convinced trial court to reverse its alter-ego finding against a shareholder of a defunct company, and successfully defended that decision on appeal

• Author, "Limiting your company's legal risk by negotiating form contracts," Smart Business Magazine, November 1, 2011
• Author, "A Landlord's Secret Weapon Against Defaulting Tenants," Mondaq, April 18, 2011
• Co-author, "No Substitute for Specificity;  Dangers of an E-Mail Notice to Pay Rent or Quit," AIRWaves Newsletter, July, 2010
• Co-author, "A Reminder from the Fresh Prince:  Nonrefundable Deposits are Not Always Nonrefundable," AIRWaves Newsletter, April, 2009
• Author, "My Tenant Went AWOL-What Do I Do?" AIRWaves Newsletter, April, 2009
• Author, "Court Confirms Broker's Right To Commission Where Client Defaults Under Purchase Agreement," AIR Waves (the newsletter of AIR Commercial Real Estate Association), October 2008
• Co-author, "California Supreme Court Approves Vastly Expanded Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards," AIR Waves (the newsletter of AIR Commercial Real Estate Association), September 2008
• Author, "A Win, And A Lesson: The Credibility of Expert Witnesses"
• Author, "Broker's Ten Commandments"
• Co-author, "California Supreme Court Holds All Contractual Jury Waivers Unenforceable," Greenberg Glusker Legal Bulletin (Lee Dresie and Stephen S. Smith), August 2005
• Author, "Nothing Standard About Standard Lease Forms," Stewart Title of California's Commercial Update," February 2005

• Speaker, "How to Avoid Getting Sued - Dual Agency and other Pitfalls," Lee & Associates - South Bay/Long Beach, January 2013
• Speaker, "Insider Tips on How to Avoid Getting Sued In a Real Estate Transaction," Young Professional Advisors (YPA) 360, November 3, 2011
• Speaker, "Broker's Ten Commandments," AIR Networking Forum, Home Depot Center, October 2010
• Speaker, Lee & Associates University 2007 on "Broker's Ten Commandments"
• Speaker, Klabin & Associates, "What Brokers Need to Know About Breach of Lease Claims"
• Speaker, "New Developments in Real Estate Litigation" California MCLE Seminar, May 2005
• Speaker, "How to Avoid Messing Up Your Life's Work: Business Organization and Estate Planning Techniques for the Real Estate Investor," November 2004